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specially

/ˈspeʃəli/adverb

उच्चारण स्पेशली

खास तौर पर, विशेष रूप से (किसी उद्देश्य के लिए)

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    for a particular purpose, person or occasion

    खास तौर पर, विशेष रूप से (किसी उद्देश्य के लिए)

    • Radhika made this cake specially for you.
    • The hall was specially decorated for the function.

    Synonyms expressly specifically particularly

  2. 2

    more than usual or more than other things

    विशेष रूप से, खासकर

    • It is not a specially difficult chapter.
    • Nobody was specially interested in the lecture on tax rules.

    Synonyms especially particularly exceptionally

◇Word family
special adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse specially and especially: use specially for a particular purpose (made specially for you), and especially for 'above all' or 'in particular' (I love fruit, especially mangoes).

Specially और especially में भ्रम न करें: किसी खास उद्देश्य के लिए specially आता है (made specially for you), और 'सबसे बढ़कर' या 'खासकर' के अर्थ में especially आता है (I love fruit, especially mangoes)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: especially, not specially, is used at the start of a phrase that picks out one example.

Usage में किसी एक उदाहरण को अलग से बताने वाले phrase की शुरुआत में specially नहीं, especially आता है।